I have had a few family and friends who have recently returned from trips overseas….and after talking to them about their experiences, it makes me realise just how good we have it here. With all the bad news saturating our social media feeds…and all the current noise from politicians about how bad this is, and […]
Melbourne is blessed with some lovely tea houses…and by tea houses, I don’t mean of the High Tea sort…I am talking real tea, made properly! And I can report that there is now a new addition…Tea Connoisseur which is located in High Street, Armadale. In an area filled with cafes with coffee on their minds, […]
In case you didn’t know, today is National Motoring Heritage Day…so what better way to mark the occasion then to go to a car show. Hosted by the FX FJ Holden Club and held at Seaworks, Bumpers by the Bay was open to all makes and models of chrome bumper vehicles. Plus, the event assisted […]
There is a new luxury retail precinct in Melbourne, and it is set to rival The Emporium with many new-to-Australia brands opening their stores. Situated in the old Australia on Collins site, St Collins Lane runs between Little Collins St and Collins Street. It opened it’s doors a couple of days ago, with Coach, Review […]
I was browsing through a local magazine yesterday, and came across fantastic initiative that is helping the homeless of Melbourne. HoMie is the brainchild of Nick, Marcus and Robbie…the guys who behind the popular Facebook page, Homeless of Melbourne. In December 2014, Australia’s first ever Street Store was held in Melbourne’s Federation Square, with a […]
Yesterday, we attended the Dawn Service, held at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne…an amazing experience that everyone should do at least once in their lives. The Shrine itself is imposing…built on top of a man made hill, looking directly up St Kilda Road towards the city… This iconic building was originally built after the […]
Like many other Australians and New Zealanders, our Anzac Day started very early as we joined the huge crowd that went to the Dawn Service at the Shrine in Melbourne. When I was younger, I had always wanted to attend this service…and now I can say that this was the third time we have been. […]
On the 25th April each year, we stop to remember the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. We also remember all Australians who have served for this country and who died in war or while on operational service. And one of the traditions of Anzac Day is the playing of the Last Post….a […]